The Wimbledon Foundation, the official charity of The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and The Championships, has nominated four inspiring young tennis players to take part in this year’s coin toss tradition at the singles and wheelchair singles finals.

This year’s Championships will celebrate both 25 years of the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative (WJTI), the All England Club’s community tennis programme, and 50 years of wheelchair tennis.

Two WJTI members, Shirley Rodriguez Yugsi and Orion Byfield, and two disability tennis players, Thea Stach and Leo Charlesworth-Mark, have been selected to perform the honour ahead of the event’s biggest matches.

11 year old Shirley Rodriguez Yugsi will perform the coin toss at the ladies’ singles final on Centre Court representing the Wimbledon Junior Tennis Initiative.

Shirley was invited to join the year-round WJTI programme when she was just three years old after the WJTI coaching team delivered free tennis sessions at her primary school in Wandsworth.

Marc Codling, WJTI Head Coach, said: “The WJTI visits 50 schools in Merton and Wandsworth every year delivering free tennis sessions for nursery aged children upwards. Each year, we invite around 75 children who might not ordinarily get the chance to play tennis to join our year-round programme and receive free coaching up to the age of 18. Shirley is a great example of someone who gives 100% to her tennis. She works incredibly hard in every session, looks out for other players and takes on board all the feedback the coaches give her. Shirley’s tennis has improved immensely since she joined the WJTI and we look forward to continuing her tennis journey with her.”